I personally have been in the cleaning trade for over 18 years, first working for a small independent company and then working for a large well known carpet and upholstery cleaning franchise for over 12 years where i became manager of the Nottingham and Derby branch.
When I decided to form my own company, I decided to revue the cleaning processes and the chemicals used. I felt I no longer wanted to use the potentially harmful chemicals used in the cleaning industry on a day to day basis, so we began to look for alternatives. First of all, we cut down on the amount of petroleum based products we used and altered the way we cleaned many soft furnishings, we then began to source and test naturally derived cleaning solutions and solutions made from food grade phosphates.
First, I was sceptical about the effectiveness of these greener cleaning agents probably because I have always used chemical based products and have been happy with the results obtained. We started to test micro splitters for our carpet cleaning services, these products contain no harsh chemicals, enzymes, bleaches, soaps, chemical solvents or potentially harmful ingredients and are fully biodegradable. We have had to change the processes we use as these products work in a slightly different way to traditional cleaning chemicals but you soon learn to adjust your methods. I must say I was so surprised by my findings. Not only do these products have safer personal and environmentalproperties they clean to a better standard, carpets and upholstery I would have previously thought could not be cleaned now come up like new. There have been many instances where in the past we would have had to have used strong chemicals to solve many cleaning problems, we can now use these naturally derived water based cleaning agents on most cleaning jobs, if we do have to use a solvent cleaning agent we use solvents derived from citrus oils. We now make sure all our cleaning products are biodegradable and safe for all.
Yes we have had to make many changes to the way we think and carry out our services, but this can only benefit us who use cleaning products everyday and our clients who can be assured that no harmful products are being used in their homes or businesses.
PH Neutral, Biodegradable, Eco-friendly products and deep cleaning systems recommended by leading manufacturers are used by our company.
By Steve Parkin owner of S.P.carpet and upholstery care